1. Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most diseases， it has its own symptoms
culture shock：文化震蕩
eg： John found life in China a bit of a culture shock at first.
約翰剛來時感到不太能適應(yīng)中國的生活。
eg：It was too late， he had to stay overnight at the station.
2. In recovery， you learn the systems， procedures， language， or nonverbal behaviors of the new environment so that you can cope with it
cope with： deal with處理
3. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways with which we are familiar in the situation of daily life：
the/a thousand and one許許多多
eg： Please don't interrupt. I have got a thousand and one things to do this morning.
請不要打攪，我今早有一大堆事要做。
4. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues， often without our conscious awareness
depend on sb./sth. （for sth.）：依靠，依賴……而獲得
eg：The country depends on its oil-rich neighbours for its oil supply.
這個國家依靠其石油豐富的鄰國供應(yīng)石油。
eg： The man cannot read and write， and he depends on TV and radio for news.
這人不識字，他靠電視機和收音機獲取新聞。
5. No matter how broad-minded a series of props have been knocked from under you， followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.
No matter how broad-minded：No matter how不管怎樣，broad-minded開通的6. People react to too many privileges——for example， when parents send a child to an expensive summer camp that parents can't really affo
react （to）起反應(yīng)
eg：The eye reacts to strong light.眼睛對強光有反應(yīng)。
eg：The teacher's encouragement reacted on him.老師的鼓勵對他起了作用
7 First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort.
reject： to refuse to accept拒絕
eg： She refused to come with us. 她拒絕同我們一起來。
8. When foreigners in a strange land get together to grumble about the host country and its people， you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock.
grumble （to sb.） about/at/over sb./sth.： complain （to sb.） about sb./sth. in a bad-tempered way 發(fā)牢騷， 抱怨
eg： A lot of students grumble about heavy reading assignments. 許多學(xué)生發(fā)牢騷說閱讀量太大。
eg： The people in that country are always grumbling about the dry weather. 那個國家的人們一直干旱的天氣。9. Another symptom of culture shock is regression their children's unreasonable demands
regression：倒退，退縮
eg：At first she seemed to have given up smoking， but when she heard that her husband had lost all the money they had in gambling， she regressed.
起初，她好像已經(jīng)戒了煙，可自從聽說她的丈夫在一次賭博中把所有的錢輸光之后，她又抽上了。
10. Such parents vacillate between saying no and giving in——but neither response seems satisfactory to them
vacillate between：（正式）猶疑
eg：She vacillated between her two admirers.
在兩個追求者之間，她舉棋不定。
11 The home environment suddenly takes on a tremendous importance
Now that it is remodeled， the house has taken on a new look.：
經(jīng)過改建，這棟房子的面目煥然一新
12. fear of physical contact withattendants； the absent-minded stare；
be in （make） contact with與……取得聯(lián)系，聯(lián)絡(luò)，交往，接觸
eg：He tried to make contract with me when he was in Beijing， but failed.
他在北京時，試圖與我取得聯(lián)系，但未能聯(lián)系上。
13. Although not common there are individuals who cannot live in foreign countries.
common普遍的， 共同的， 平常的
14.You may notice several superficial differences such as music， food， and clothing， and the fresh appeal of the new experience keeps you feeling interested and positive.
appeal： attraction， interest吸引，呼吁， 上訴
eg： The government appealed to the whole society to pay attention to the environment.
政府呼吁全社會都要關(guān)注環(huán)境
positive： showing confidence and optimism積極的，肯定的，正面的
eg：positive attitude/feeling/response
15 If you are a real tourist， you probably do not stay long enough for this phase to wear off but go on to the next new location or experience
wear off： diminish， get less逐漸消失
eg： The child's interest in the game soon wore off. 那孩子對這個游戲的興趣很快就消失了。
16 …… the crisis stage-in which the shine wears off and day-to-day realities sink in .
sink in 被理會，被理解
Colin paused， letting the meaning of words sink in.
科林停了一下，以便大家充分理解這番話的意思。
17 in a new country， you find barriers to establishing connections or to learning the language beyond a few polite phrases.
barriers to （doing sth.）：做某事的障礙
eg：He has some barriers in speaking.他在語言上有些障礙。
beyond： more than； part from
eg：I didn't know anything about her beyond her nationality.
除了知道她是哪國人之外我對她一點也不了解。
18. However， if you stick with the experience
stick with sth.：繼續(xù)做，繼續(xù)支持
eg： Stick with it and you'll win in the end. 堅持到最后就會勝利。
19. on the basis of some mastery， competence， and comfort.
on the basis of： 基于（某一事實或情況），由于有問題：
eg：He's recently been made public relations manager on the basis of his performance
基于他不凡的業(yè)績，他最近被任命為公關(guān)部經(jīng)理。
20 using some phrases that are unique to English people.
unique to： only 的，獨特的
eg： His interpretation of the screenplay is unique.他對劇本的解釋很獨特。
21. Finally， the fourth， or adjustment phase occurs when you fell that you function well and almost automatically in the new culture.
function：The computer is not functioning properly.這臺電腦不能正常運行。
22. If you stay long enough on a visit from a big city to a small town or， the other way round……
the other way round： vice versa 反過來也一樣，反之亦然
23. so that they never get very far away from the honeymoon stage of culture shock. It is very pleasant to travel and to try out and explore whatever is new.
so that引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句
try out sth. （on sb.）：試驗：偶爾偏離你的正確做法。
eg： They tried out the new medicine on dogs.
24. They only begin arguing and pestering when they detect uncertainty or guilt， and sense that their parents can be pushed to give them what they want， if they just keep at it.
push sb. to do /into doing sth.催促，鼓勵或逼迫某人做
eg： The boy is a diligent student. His parents never have to push him to do his homework.
那少年是個用功的學(xué)生，他的家長根本不需要去催促他做作業(yè)。
25 when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people.
1） shake hands （with）：與某人握手
I shook hands in turn with the people who came to the station to meet me. 我和到車站接我的人一一握手。
26. when and how to give tips how to go shopping， when to accept and when to refuse invitations， what their parents sincerely believe is right.
2） give tips給小費，提建議
eg：Do we have to give tips to the waiter after dinner？ 我們吃完飯用給服務(wù)生小費嗎？
accept and when to refuse invitations，接受/拒絕邀請
27 our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept
we speak 和we accept定語從句修飾the language 和 the beliefs.
28. Finally， the fourth， or adjustment phase occurs when you fell that you without our conscious awareness
without our conscious awareness在我們自己沒有意識到的情況下。
29…… a series of props have been knocked from under you， followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.
a series of一系列
30. they are suffering from culture shock
He walked in on tiptoe for fear of waking the baby.
31. fear of physical contact with attendants； the absent-minded stare
（for）fear of
He walked in on tiptoe for fear of waking the baby.
32 Kalvero Oberg describes four stages that people go through when they experience situations that are very different from those which they are accustomed
be/get/become accustomed to sth.： be/get/become familiar with sth.
Soon we all got accustomed to Prof. Wang's way of teaching.
我們很快都熟悉了王教授的教法。
culture shock：文化震蕩
eg： John found life in China a bit of a culture shock at first.
約翰剛來時感到不太能適應(yīng)中國的生活。
eg：It was too late， he had to stay overnight at the station.
2. In recovery， you learn the systems， procedures， language， or nonverbal behaviors of the new environment so that you can cope with it
cope with： deal with處理
3. Those signs or cues include the thousand and one ways with which we are familiar in the situation of daily life：
the/a thousand and one許許多多
eg： Please don't interrupt. I have got a thousand and one things to do this morning.
請不要打攪，我今早有一大堆事要做。
4. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues， often without our conscious awareness
depend on sb./sth. （for sth.）：依靠，依賴……而獲得
eg：The country depends on its oil-rich neighbours for its oil supply.
這個國家依靠其石油豐富的鄰國供應(yīng)石油。
eg： The man cannot read and write， and he depends on TV and radio for news.
這人不識字，他靠電視機和收音機獲取新聞。
5. No matter how broad-minded a series of props have been knocked from under you， followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.
No matter how broad-minded：No matter how不管怎樣，broad-minded開通的6. People react to too many privileges——for example， when parents send a child to an expensive summer camp that parents can't really affo
react （to）起反應(yīng)
eg：The eye reacts to strong light.眼睛對強光有反應(yīng)。
eg：The teacher's encouragement reacted on him.老師的鼓勵對他起了作用
7 First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort.
reject： to refuse to accept拒絕
eg： She refused to come with us. 她拒絕同我們一起來。
8. When foreigners in a strange land get together to grumble about the host country and its people， you can be sure they are suffering from culture shock.
grumble （to sb.） about/at/over sb./sth.： complain （to sb.） about sb./sth. in a bad-tempered way 發(fā)牢騷， 抱怨
eg： A lot of students grumble about heavy reading assignments. 許多學(xué)生發(fā)牢騷說閱讀量太大。
eg： The people in that country are always grumbling about the dry weather. 那個國家的人們一直干旱的天氣。9. Another symptom of culture shock is regression their children's unreasonable demands
regression：倒退，退縮
eg：At first she seemed to have given up smoking， but when she heard that her husband had lost all the money they had in gambling， she regressed.
起初，她好像已經(jīng)戒了煙，可自從聽說她的丈夫在一次賭博中把所有的錢輸光之后，她又抽上了。
10. Such parents vacillate between saying no and giving in——but neither response seems satisfactory to them
vacillate between：（正式）猶疑
eg：She vacillated between her two admirers.
在兩個追求者之間，她舉棋不定。
11 The home environment suddenly takes on a tremendous importance
Now that it is remodeled， the house has taken on a new look.：
經(jīng)過改建，這棟房子的面目煥然一新
12. fear of physical contact withattendants； the absent-minded stare；
be in （make） contact with與……取得聯(lián)系，聯(lián)絡(luò)，交往，接觸
eg：He tried to make contract with me when he was in Beijing， but failed.
他在北京時，試圖與我取得聯(lián)系，但未能聯(lián)系上。
13. Although not common there are individuals who cannot live in foreign countries.
common普遍的， 共同的， 平常的
14.You may notice several superficial differences such as music， food， and clothing， and the fresh appeal of the new experience keeps you feeling interested and positive.
appeal： attraction， interest吸引，呼吁， 上訴
eg： The government appealed to the whole society to pay attention to the environment.
政府呼吁全社會都要關(guān)注環(huán)境
positive： showing confidence and optimism積極的，肯定的，正面的
eg：positive attitude/feeling/response
15 If you are a real tourist， you probably do not stay long enough for this phase to wear off but go on to the next new location or experience
wear off： diminish， get less逐漸消失
eg： The child's interest in the game soon wore off. 那孩子對這個游戲的興趣很快就消失了。
16 …… the crisis stage-in which the shine wears off and day-to-day realities sink in .
sink in 被理會，被理解
Colin paused， letting the meaning of words sink in.
科林停了一下，以便大家充分理解這番話的意思。
17 in a new country， you find barriers to establishing connections or to learning the language beyond a few polite phrases.
barriers to （doing sth.）：做某事的障礙
eg：He has some barriers in speaking.他在語言上有些障礙。
beyond： more than； part from
eg：I didn't know anything about her beyond her nationality.
除了知道她是哪國人之外我對她一點也不了解。
18. However， if you stick with the experience
stick with sth.：繼續(xù)做，繼續(xù)支持
eg： Stick with it and you'll win in the end. 堅持到最后就會勝利。
19. on the basis of some mastery， competence， and comfort.
on the basis of： 基于（某一事實或情況），由于有問題：
eg：He's recently been made public relations manager on the basis of his performance
基于他不凡的業(yè)績，他最近被任命為公關(guān)部經(jīng)理。
20 using some phrases that are unique to English people.
unique to： only 的，獨特的
eg： His interpretation of the screenplay is unique.他對劇本的解釋很獨特。
21. Finally， the fourth， or adjustment phase occurs when you fell that you function well and almost automatically in the new culture.
function：The computer is not functioning properly.這臺電腦不能正常運行。
22. If you stay long enough on a visit from a big city to a small town or， the other way round……
the other way round： vice versa 反過來也一樣，反之亦然
23. so that they never get very far away from the honeymoon stage of culture shock. It is very pleasant to travel and to try out and explore whatever is new.
so that引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句
try out sth. （on sb.）：試驗：偶爾偏離你的正確做法。
eg： They tried out the new medicine on dogs.
24. They only begin arguing and pestering when they detect uncertainty or guilt， and sense that their parents can be pushed to give them what they want， if they just keep at it.
push sb. to do /into doing sth.催促，鼓勵或逼迫某人做
eg： The boy is a diligent student. His parents never have to push him to do his homework.
那少年是個用功的學(xué)生，他的家長根本不需要去催促他做作業(yè)。
25 when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people.
1） shake hands （with）：與某人握手
I shook hands in turn with the people who came to the station to meet me. 我和到車站接我的人一一握手。
26. when and how to give tips how to go shopping， when to accept and when to refuse invitations， what their parents sincerely believe is right.
2） give tips給小費，提建議
eg：Do we have to give tips to the waiter after dinner？ 我們吃完飯用給服務(wù)生小費嗎？
accept and when to refuse invitations，接受/拒絕邀請
27 our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we accept
we speak 和we accept定語從句修飾the language 和 the beliefs.
28. Finally， the fourth， or adjustment phase occurs when you fell that you without our conscious awareness
without our conscious awareness在我們自己沒有意識到的情況下。
29…… a series of props have been knocked from under you， followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.
a series of一系列
30. they are suffering from culture shock
He walked in on tiptoe for fear of waking the baby.
31. fear of physical contact with attendants； the absent-minded stare
（for）fear of
He walked in on tiptoe for fear of waking the baby.
32 Kalvero Oberg describes four stages that people go through when they experience situations that are very different from those which they are accustomed
be/get/become accustomed to sth.： be/get/become familiar with sth.
Soon we all got accustomed to Prof. Wang's way of teaching.
我們很快都熟悉了王教授的教法。